Todor Tagarev

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Short CV

Professor in the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT) of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and member of the IICT Scientific Board, Head of the Centre for Security and Defence Management.

Security and defence planner combining governmental experience with sound theoretical knowledge and background in cybernetics, complexity, and security studies; Specializing in cybersecurity, cyber defence, and crisis management, primarily from organizational management perspective; Considerable expertise in leading and participating in national and international research teams. Defence minister in Bulgaria's Caretaker Government, March-May 2013.

Editor-in-Chief of Information & Security: An International Journal and the DCAF series in Security and Defence Management, member of the Editorial Boards of Connections: The Quarterly Journal and the Journal of Defense Management, co-chair of the Steering Committee of the DIGILIENCE series of conferences.

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Previous positions and functions

In research organizations: Director of the Bulgarian Defence Institute (May 2016 - Apr 2017); Head of the IT for Security Department (Oct 2010 - Apr 2016) in the Institute of ICT and senior researcher in its predessessor - the Institute for Parallel Pocessing (Apr 2008 - Aug 2009) and the Space Research Institute (Oct 2001 - Jan 2005; Feb 1997 - Nov 1998), researcher in the Institute of Control and Systems Research (Apr 1995 - Jan 1997).

In higher education: Visiting Professor at the Bulgarian Naval Academy (2021-...); Head of the "Security and Defence Management" Department of the "G.S. Rakovski" Defence Academy (Feb 2005 - March 2008); Assistant Professor in Bulgaria's Air Force Academy (Dec 1989 - Aug 1992)

In Government: Minister of Defence (March - May 2013); Advisor to the Minister of Defence (Sep 2009 – Sep 2010); Director, Armaments Policy Directorate and National Armaments Director (May – Sep 2001); Director, Defence Planning Directorate, Ministry of Defence (Nov 1998 – Apr 2001); officer in the Air Force till September 1994.

In R&T organization and cooperation: Member of EDA's R&T Steering Board and NATO's Science and Technology Board (May 2016 - Apr 2017); Member of RTB and National representative at the RTO System Analysis and Studies panel (Feb 2005 – Mar 2008), partner country representative at NATO's Research and Technology Board (1999-2001); Program Director at the Centre for National Security and Defence Research of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (May 2002 - August 2009)

Education and degrees

Full Professor in the "Application of principles and methods of cybernetics in various scientific areas" (Institute of ICT, 2014)
Associate Professor ("G.S. Rakovski" Defence Academy, 2005)
Senior Researcher (Space Research Institute, 1999)
Distinguished Graduate of the US Air Command and Staff College (1994)
PhD degree (N.E. Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, Moscow, 1989)
Diplom Engineer (M.Sc. degree) in Automatics and telemechanics (Air Force Academy, 1982)

Selected cources

"Regional Cooperation to Improve Cybersecurity International Norms and Policy Best Practices", George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, 2017
"Measuring Results of Organizational Performance" and "Strategies for Process Improvement", Information Resource Management College, National Defense University, US, 2008
"International Security Problems of Central Europe, The Baltics, and the Balkans", Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN), Paris, 1999
International Course of National Security, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany, 1995

Other functions

Member of the Group of Senior Experts, appointed by the NATO Secretary General to review and propose improvements in the governance of the common funded capability delivery, November 2016-April 2017
Senior National Delegate for the Long-Term Review of the European Defence Agency, November 2016-April 2017
Member of the European Leadership Network
Associate Senior Fellow, Defence Management, of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) since 2005
Advisor to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on defence planning and resource management issues, 2005 – 2011

Selected publications

Digital Transformation, Cyber Security and Resilience of Modern Societies
Towards the Design of a Collaborative Cybersecurity Networked Organisation: Identification and Prioritisation of Governance Needs and Objectives
A Taxonomy of Crisis Management Functions
Computationally intensive functions in designing and operating distributed cyber secure and resilient systems
Hybrid Warfare: Emerging Research Topics
Cyber Security and Resilience of Modern Societies: A Research Management Architecture
Cybersecurity: A Generic Reference Curriculum
Editor and lead author of the NATO-DCAF volume “Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defence: A Compendium of Best Practices,” featuring 27 contributors from 12 countries and published in 15 languages
Defence Management: An Introduction, published in seven languages

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Awards

Induction into the International Honor Roll of the US Air University, 2016
Medal “10 Years in NATO” for significant contribution to Bulgaria’s integration into NATO, awarded by the Minister of Defence of Bulgaria, 2014
Award by the Director of the Institute of ICT for “Contribution to the Development of the Institute”, January 2014
Medal “For the Support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces”, awarded by the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, 2011
Award by the Commandant of “Rakovski” Defence Academy for “Best Faculty Member” of the Academy, 2006
“For Dedicated Service Under the Flags,” 2nd degree, awarded by the Minister of Defence of Bulgaria, 1999
Distinguished Young AFCEAn, 1994
Award by the Commander of the Air Force for “Best Young Faculty Member” of the Air Force Academy, 1991

Project leader

Change Management in Complex Organizations under Uncertainty

Foresight Security Scenarios: Mapping Research to a Comprehensive Approach to Exogenous EU Roles (FOCUS)

Metodology for Scenario-Based Planning of the National Defence System's Wartime Capabilities

Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience (DRIVER)

Evolving Concept of Security (EvoCS)

Open Semantically-enabled, Social-aware Access to Scientific Data (OpenScienceLink)

Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience (Driver+)

Project participant

A European Network of Excellence in Managing Threats and Vulnerabilities in the Future Internet: Europe for the World (SysSec)

Early recovery and consequence management in the aftermath of natural and man-made disasters in the Greater Black Sea Area (CRISHOPE)

Publications

Tagarev, Todor. "The Comparative Analysis of Russian and US Views on Information Warfare in the Works of Timothy Thomas." Information & Security: An International Journal 1, no. 1 (1998): 105-115.

Tagarev, Todor. "Information and Security at Dawn of the Twenty-First Century (in Bulgarian)." Information & Security: An International Journal 1, no. 1 (1998): 8-9.

Tagarev, Todor. "Information and Security at Dawn of the Twenty-First Century (in Bulgarian)." Information & Security: An International Journal 1, no. 2 (1998): 7-10.

Todorov, Andrey, Velizar Shalamanov, and Todor Tagarev. "Library Update." Information & Security: An International Journal 1, no. 2 (1998): 109-113.

Tagarev, Todor. "Timothy Thomas on the Key Elements of the Russian Approach to IW." Information & Security: An International Journal 1, no. 2 (1998): 75-92.

Tagarev, Peter. "National Security Concepts and Information Warfare." Information & Security: An International Journal 1, no. 2 (1998): 33-42.

Tagarev, Todor, and Petya Ivanova. "Computational Intelligence in Multi-Source Data and Information Fusion." Information & Security: An International Journal 2 (1999): 33-49.

Tagarev, Todor. "Prerequisites and Approaches to Force Modernization in a Transition Period." Information & Security: An International Journal 6 (2001): 30-52.

Tagarev, Todor. "Developing South East European Cooperative Crisis Management Capacity." Information & Security: An International Journal 10 (2003): 73-83.

Tagarev, Todor. "A Means of Comparing Military Budgeting Processes in South East Europe." Information & Security: An International Journal 11 (2003): 95-135.

Shalamanov, Velizar, Stefan Hadjitodorov, Todor Tagarev, Nikolay Pavlov, Valentin Stoyanov, Pencho Geneshky, and Stoyan Avramov. "Civil Security: Architectural Approach in Emergency Management Transformation." Information & Security: An International Journal 17 (2005): 75-101.

Tagarev, Todor, and Petya Ivanova. "Developing an Architecture for Naval Sovereignty Operations Center." Information & Security: An International Journal 16 (2005): 29-37.

Tagarev, Todor. "The Art of Shaping Defense Policy: Scope, Components, Relationships (but no Algorithms)." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 5, no. 1 (2006): 15-34.

Tagarev, Todor. "Introduction to Program-based Defense Resource Management." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 5, no. 1 (2006): 55-69.

Young, Thomas-Durell, and Todor Tagarev. "Planning and Development of Defense Institutions in a Time of Transformation." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 5, no. 1 (2006): 1-3.

Tagarev, Todor, Gueorgui Stankov, Lozan Bizov, and Atanas Natchev. "A Framework Methodology to Support the Selection of a Multipurpose Fighter." Information & Security: An International Journal 21 (2007): 82-91.

Tagarev, Todor, and Nickolay Pavlov. "Planning Measures and Capabilities for Protection of Critical Infrastructures." Information & Security: An International Journal 22 (2007): 38-48.

Tagarev, Todor. "Civilians in Defense Ministries." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 7, no. 2 (2008): 110-117.

Niemeyer, Klaus, Velizar Shalamanov, and Todor Tagarev. "Institutionalizing Operations Analysis for Security and Defense in Bulgaria." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 7, no. 2 (2008): 45-53.

Tagarev, Todor, and Gueorgui Stankov. "A Gaming Approach to Enhancing Defense Resource Allocation." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 8, no. 2 (2009): 7-16.

Tagarev, Todor, and Lidia Velkova. "Bulgaria’s Defence Policy and Force Size from a Comparative Macro Perspective." Information & Security: An International Journal 23, no. 1 (2009): 115-128.

Tagarev, Todor, Gueorgui Stankov, and Lozan Bizov. "Interactive Simulations in Support of Decision Making on Defence Resource Allocation." Information & Security: An International Journal 23, no. 1 (2009): 129-140.

Dimov, Aleksandar, Gueorgui Stankov, and Todor Tagarev. "Using Architectural Models to Identify Opportunities for Improvement of Acquisition Management." Information & Security: An International Journal 23, no. 2 (2009): 188-203.

Tagarev, Todor, Tsvetomir Tsachev, and Nikolay Zhivkov. "Formalizing the Optimization Problem in Long-Term Capability Planning." Information & Security: An International Journal 23, no. 1 (2009): 99-114.

Tagarev, Todor. "Enabling Factors and Effects of Corruption in the Defense Sector." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 9, no. 3 (2010): 77-88.

Todor Tagarev

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IT4Sec News

Scientific session for the anniversary of "IT for Security"

The first publication to reach 500 downloads

Dr. Tagarev discussed research cooperation with the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Driver+ Trial 1

TV interview on the forthcoming NATO summit

Todor Tagarev

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Resources

Partner sites

IT4Sec News

Scientific session for the anniversary of "IT for Security"

The first publication to reach 500 downloads

Dr. Tagarev discussed research cooperation with the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Driver+ Trial 1

TV interview on the forthcoming NATO summit